This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

Twentieth Week - Thursday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.

North School
North School (Courtesy of Medfield Historical Society)

A Medfield Historical Minute...

This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis. A different "Medfield Historical Minute" will appear each day during the Crisis.

"In 1900, for sanitary reasons, the outhouse at the North School on School Street was moved a distance away from the school. It had previously been attached to the school itself. “The expense was considerable but the results justified the action.”

Find out what's happening in Medfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?